DLTK's Crafts for KidsThanksgiving Lacing Crafts

Lacing projects are a great craft for preschoolers and kindergarten children to complete during Thanksgiving. The lacing gives them fine motor skill practice and practice tying knots and bows
(shoelaces!).

Materials:

wool or ribbon,

single hole punch,

scissors,

pencil,

card stock, poster board or construction paper.

Instructions:

ADULT: print template of choice or make your own.

ADULT: Trace onto a thick piece of cardboard (cardboard backs
from paper pads or old cereal boxes work well).

ADULT: Cut out this template.

Allow the children to trace the template onto a piece of card stock
or poster board (or construction paper... Though I prefer the thicker
card stock for lacing projects).OR have an adult do this
prior to craft time.

Allow the children to cut out their card stock shapesOR have
an adult do this prior to craft time.

Allow the children to make holes around their shape (about an inch
or two apart)OR have an adult do this prior to craft time.

Provide the children with a length of wool or ribbon.

You can wrap some scotch tape around the end of the wool to
make it more like a shoe lace.

Have the child thread the wool through the holes.

Practice tying knots and/or bows to tie off in the center.

Optional: Let the children use glitter, paint or stickers
to further decorate their completed project.

Craft Templates:

Close template window when done printing to return to this screen.

Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Specific Instructions PLUS Templates:

Cornucopia: lace with a simple running stitch in a circle to make the opening of the cornucopia.
Use a blanket stitch or running stitch to stitch around the "horn" of the cornucopia. Tie a bow at the top of the
opening. White, brown, grey, yellow or black wool or ribbon would be nice.

Optional: Cut photos of fruits and vegetables from grocery advertisements and glue them onto your cornucopia.

Drumstick: lace with any type of
stitch around the meaty part of the drumstick (running stitch
or blanket stitch would both be nice) . Tie a bow where
the bone is. White, brown, yellow or black wool or ribbon
would be nice.